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A C-206 pilot received a low altitude alert from ATC while flying a RNAV GPS and concentrating too intently on his new garman 750.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1400801 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | FMS/FMC |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
On the RNAV GPS approach I was paying too much attention on the new garman 750 radio and GPS and received an altitude alert from ATC. I immediately leveled off and broke out and landed with no issues. I should have paid more attention to altitude.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-206 Pilot received a low altitude alert from ATC while flying a RNAV GPS and concentrating too intently on his new Garman 750.
Narrative: On the RNAV GPS approach I was paying too much attention on the new Garman 750 radio and GPS and received an altitude alert from ATC. I immediately leveled off and broke out and landed with no issues. I should have paid more attention to altitude.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.